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NICE turns down kidney cancer drugs pharmatimes
August 15, 2017
It is looking unlikely that patients in England and Wales with advanced renal cell carcinoma will be getting routine NHS access to Eisai’s Kisplyx or Eusa Pharma’s Fotivda, after cost regulators issued draft guidelines turning down their use.
NHS 'unsustainable', says Confederation chief pharmatimes
August 14, 2017
The NHS Confederation's deputy chief executive Danny Mortimer, has called the current system 'unsustainable' in the wake of figures showing that more than four million patients are now waiting for surgery on the NHS in England.
SMC suggests three new medicines for routine use europeanpharmaceuticalreview
August 14, 2017
SMC has published advice accepting 3 new medicines for regular use by NHS Scotland.
Judge rules against NHS in Kuvan funding case pharmatimes
August 10, 2017
A judge has ruled against the NHS after the health service refused to fund Biomarin's Kuvan for a young boy.
NHS England launches trial to assess PrEP pharmatimes
August 08, 2017
NHS England has kicked off what it claims to be the world’s largest single trial assessing the full impact of a scheme that gives patients at high risk of contracting HIV drugs to prevent infection.
NICE leans towards a ‘no’ for Keytruda in urothelial cancer pharmatimes
August 07, 2017
Cost regulators for NHS therapies in England and Wales have turned down MSD’s immunotherapy Keytruda as a treatment for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer.
Communications Team of the Year: International challenge full, limited availability left for NHS – b pharmatimes
August 04, 2017
Communications Team of the Year 2017 is shaping up to be an exciting competition; the International Challenge is now FULL ahead of the 1 September deadline, with limited space avaialable in the NHS challenge
Grantham Hospital extends overnight closure of A&E pharmatimes
August 03, 2017
Grantham and District Hospital’s emergency department will shut its doors overnight for at least another three months because of staff shortages, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has announced.
Diabetes prescriptions rocket 80 percent in a decade pharmatimes
August 03, 2017
Growth in prescriptions for diabetes medicines is exceeding the rise in overall prescribing, according to new figures from NHS Digital.
Patients at risk in Brexit negotiations, warns Alliance pharmatimes
August 02, 2017
The Brexit Health Alliance is warning that patients could be at risk if their interests are not protected in negotiations over the UK’s departure from the European Union.

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